News Summary

• A new genre from China is gaining American fans by going in the opposite direction.
• Known as minidramas, micro dramas or vertical dramas, they are soap operas condensed into a minute or two per episode.
• The genre originated in China, where production companies have tapped into the popularity of short-form, vertical-produced, TikTok-style video content.
• About half of China’s 1.4 billion people consume dramas in this style, according to a report released in March.